Safety · Funchal and Gdańsk
Polish sailor rescued off Madeira after storm Bruna capsizes his yacht
On Sunday, 8 November, Portuguese civil protection rescued a 54-year-old Polish sailor whose yacht was overturned by waves from storm Bruna off Madeira. Storm damage and cancelled flights followed across the archipelago.
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A 54-year-old Polish sailor was rescued on Sunday, 8 November, after waves from storm Bruna overturned his yacht off Madeira, and was taken to hospital in Funchal with symptoms of hypothermia.
Vitor Ferreira of Portuguese civil protection said rescuers had carried out more than 200 interventions on Madeira by Sunday evening, mostly clearing roads blocked by fallen trees, landslides or flooding.
Airport operator ANA said 52 flights to and from Funchal were cancelled on Sunday, 8 November, including four Madeira-Poland services to Warsaw and Katowice.
The rescue
Portuguese civil protection said a Polish sailor was rescued on Sunday, 8 November, off Madeira, the Atlantic archipelago, after waves from storm Bruna overturned his yacht. Local media reported that the 54-year-old was taken to hospital in Funchal, the island's main city, showing symptoms of hypothermia. Findings reported by TVI put the yacht's home port at Gdańsk.
Storm damage on the island
Storm Bruna brought strong wind and heavy rain to the archipelago. Vitor Ferreira of Portuguese civil protection said rescuers had carried out more than 200 interventions on Madeira by Sunday evening. Most of these involved clearing roads blocked by broken trees, landslides or flooding.
Flights cancelled
Airport operator ANA said 52 flights to and from Funchal were cancelled on Sunday. Four of the cancelled services ran between Madeira and Poland, to Warsaw and Katowice.
- All flights to and from Funchal
- 52
- Madeira-Poland flights (Warsaw and Katowice)
- 4
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Sources and context
- Nasz DziennikPortugal: Sailor from Poland hospitalized in FunchalPortugalia: Żeglarz z Polski hospitalizowany w Funchal · original in Polish
- rmf24.plDramatic rescue operation on Madeira. Polish sailor fell into the oceanDramatyczna akcja ratunkowa na Maderze. Polski żeglarz wpadł do oceanu · original in Polish
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